San Felipe, Retalhuleu

San Felipe, Retalhuleu
municipality
Nickname(s): El Pueblo Champel
Country	Guatemala
Department	Retalhuleu
Municipalidad	San Felipe Retalhuleu
Government
• Type	Municipal
• Alcalde	Pablo Pereira Benavente re-elected September 9, 2011
Area
• Land	32 km² (12 sq mi)
Elevation	614 m (2,014 ft)
Population (Censo 2002)"XI Censo Nacional de Poblacion y VI de Habitación (Censo 2002)". INE.
• municipality	17,268
• Rural	9,682
	No Indigena 13326, Indigena 3942
Climate	Am

Pablo Pereira Benavente

San Felipe is a municipality in Retalhuleu Department, situated on the road to Quetzaltenango between El Palmar, Quetzaltenango to the north-west and San Martin Zapotitlan to the south side.

Geographically, the municipality of San Felipe, Retalhuleu comprises the northern tip of the department of Retalhuleu (borders to the west with department of Quetzaltenango and to the east with the Suchitepéquez Department). Of the population, many people lives in the rural areas, namely Canton Francisco Vela, Canton Tierra Colorada and Aldea El Palmarcito among others.